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Giving in Numbers® 2026 Edition Data Reveals a Stark Divide in Corporate Giving

New CECP Giving in Numbers® data reveals a widening divide in corporate giving. While median community investments rose 7.5%, 52% of companies reduced giving in 2025 and overall giving remained flat—showing topline growth masked a broader trend of pullbacks.

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Giving in Numbers® 2026 Edition Data Reveals a Stark Divide in Corporate Giving

Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose (CECP)

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Building An Enduring Company: Covia Releases 2025 Corporate Responsibility Report

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Living Our Purpose: MetLife Publishes Latest Sustainability Report

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Corporate Responsibility

Should S&P’s Newest Index Be Associated With Corporate Sustainability?

It seems that “sustainability” was a core topic at this year’s World Economic Forum (WEF) conference at Davos. Many talks centered around the idea of a “fourth industrial revolution” and all of the changes in corporate behavior that would result.

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Novartis Releases 2015 Corporate Responsibility Performance Report

Novartis has published its 2015 Corporate Responsibility (CR) Performance Report. The report is based on the Global Reporting Initiative G4 guidelines, with disclosure at “comprehensive” level, making it the first comprehensive level-report in the healthcare industry.

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New Report Reveals: Business a Key Activist in Turning Global Risks into Opportunities

From all corners of the world, business leaders echo the same message: societal risks need urgent action. However, some of the most pressing risks – such as youth unemployment and the global food crisis – are also where leaders see the greatest business opportunities.

Corporate Responsibility

Companies Blind to Climate Risks in Half Their Supply Chains

A new report, launched today by CDP and BSR, highlights the largest ever study of climate data from suppliers and their corporate customers.

Philanthropy

Measuring the Effectiveness of Your Corporate Grant Programs

With today’s modern technology, we now have the ability to manage all aspects of our grant-giving, including the ability to measure effectiveness, right at our fingertips.

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Unique Reporting Challenges for Corporate Grant Programs (And How to Solve Them)

Time, energy, and effectiveness. These are three vital resources for nonprofit organizations. The challenge of reporting compliance consumes all three and distracts them from their purpose. Is there a way to keep them from drowning in that sea of paperwork?

AI & Technology

Selecting Grants Management Software: The Hidden Cost Of Implementation

Many corporations are looking to utilize online solutions, unaware of the hidden cost of implementation when selecting a grants management system.

Education & Workforce Development

4 Types of Corporate Giving Campaigns

Depending on the size of your company and the industry you’re in, it can sometimes be difficult to determine what corporate giving route would be the most successful. Although there are countless corporate giving programs out there, there are four types that stand out.

Philanthropy

The Corporate Grantmaker's Guide to Data

Data is how you measure your impact, but access and interpretation are the only way you can make those measurements. The options to put this data to work are growing. What do you need? Here’s the corporate grantmaker’s guide to data.

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